Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-03-19
coLLYER CARVINGS.
Co1IYrR, TnHeo Co., March 1G. 1887.
Early snakes.
Rushing the pillow.
The first little songsters.
A fearful, devastating fire.

A fearful, devastating fire.
Some peas and potatoes planted.
Go to Siebert's market for salt and
smoked meats. 404
DR.. league and family arrived by this
moons passenger.
Money saved and satisfaction guaran-
teed by buying your -four of Hollington
Il Son. H3-tf
Miss Jessie WEIGH, of Wa-Keeney, was
in Collyer on Monday, the guest OF Miss
Perlie Kessler.
Both blue and buffalo grasses are put
ting forth green shoots, and the tender
buds of trees and bushes are swelling.
Hollington & Son have just received
large lot of handsome cook stoves that
will be sold cheap. 414-tf
Meadow-larks, killdeers and robins are
with us again, and their sweet songs are
welcome music. A few quail are also
seen.
Siebert pays the highest market price
for hides and furs, and in cash, at the
Collyer meat market. 404
Persons seeking western homes viii
learn of choice locations by addressing
Miss G. T. Stickney, Notary, Collyer,
Kansas. 42O-tf
Chas Adams returned from Nebraska
last Tuesday, and will resume his resi-
dence upon his ranch. Mrs. Adams is
expected home the first of next month.
Farmers of both sexes have begun their
spring work; some are guiding the pillow,
while others are depositing the little
seeds, the earnest of many an appetizing
dinner.
The first session of our adjourned Sun
day School viii be held at Collyer school
house Sunday, March 81, 1887, 10 A. H.
Everybody is cordially invited to be
present.
Mrs. and Miss Miles, mother and sister
of Mr.. Miles, of Fike & Miles, Collyer
druggists, are here and will reside in
Wheeler Bros. building, as soon as it is
repaired.
Your correspondent and family wish to
express their sincere thanks to the men
and boys who worked SO bravely last
Saturday to prevent the prairie-fire cross
ing the railroad track, and thereby saved
their home.
From a flock of wild geese flying north
ward last week, Chas. Weeks, Of Cove
county, secured one for Sunday dinner,
and then the cap of his gun was lost, and
he was obliged to witness the sale fight
of the others.
Will BLACKWELL and Chas Mains ex
changed few blows last Friday. Though
Mr. Mains is an anvil-player, his strength
did not save him from being roughly
handled, for indignation prompted the
blows OF his adversary.
All persons who signed as members of
Collyer W. G. L. q. are requested to meet
atCollyer school house on Sunday, March
q, 1887, at II A. NJ, and all interested in
the temperance cause are invited to be
present One or more speakers from
abroad are expected. BY order of the
president.
The revival meetings held at the school
house the past week by Rev. j. c. Elliott
were we'll attended and unusually inter-
esting. Three persons were received on
probation. Rev. Elliott was ably assisted
during the week by VIM. Haupt, of Ohio,
formerly a student ct Oberlin College.
Saturday afternoon Elder NJ. NJ. Stolz, OF
Ellsworth, arrived and opened the last
quarterly meeting of the conference year.
An evening meeting was announced. but
owing to the fire none was held. On
Sunday morning the love feast was earn
.estly participated in by many, after which
Elder Stolz delivered sermon from the
text, "What owest thou unto my Lord?''
That his appeal softened many hearts was
plainly evident. Another meeting in the
evening, when the elder with able argu.
ments presented Christ's power and will
lingness to save sinners, closed the SER
vices, and they have proved blessing to
Collyer. A statistical report crowded out
this week.
The following resolutions were unani-
mously adopted, by rising vote, at the
department convention of the Woman's
Relief Corps, held at Abilene March 9
and 10: "WHEREAs, The columns of the
knight and Soldier have been used to the
detriment of our order, and as the Depart
ment Council of Administration, in ses-
SIGN assembled, Dec. l., 1886, and con-
tinued in session March Z. 1887, withdrew
the endorsement of said paper as the of
fetal organ of the Woman's Relief Corps,